I may have seen it all now

George Crickmore · Post by **George Crickmore** » 19 Dec 2019 2:07 pm

WTF is that all about. Taking a keyless and turning it into a keyed. My only guess is the keyless mechanism is broke and they had no way to fix it.

Brooks Montgomery · Post by **Brooks Montgomery** » 19 Dec 2019 2:08 pm

Is that the Sierra â€˜Mulletâ€™?

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 19 Dec 2019 2:20 pm

The controversial world of trans-steel: it obviously identified as "keyed" even though it was born as a keyless.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 19 Dec 2019 2:37 pm

And since there are no pedal rods, that must be one of the new bluetooth controlled models.

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 19 Dec 2019 2:50 pm

Richard Sinkler wrote:And since there are no pedal rods, that must be one of the new bluetooth controlled models.

"rod-less" is all part of that trans-steel thing

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 19 Dec 2019 2:53 pm

Well, I'm speachless

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 19 Dec 2019 3:36 pm

As with lots of things, Buddy got there first (from Ernie's website):

Larry Carlson · Post by **Larry Carlson** » 19 Dec 2019 3:38 pm

It's a headless guitar, with a head, and a place to rest your feet for someone that has 3 legs.

Brian Hollands · Post by **Brian Hollands** » 19 Dec 2019 3:42 pm

Jack Hanson wrote:As with lots of things, Buddy got there first (from Ernie's website):

And left quickly too

Dave Hopping · Post by **Dave Hopping** » 19 Dec 2019 5:06 pm

It's the very low-production M.C. Escher signature model! At least,that's one perspective.....

Ian Rae · Post by **Ian Rae** » 19 Dec 2019 5:26 pm

This brings back memories! When I was tiny my grandparents had in their garden a sawhorse which had had a wooden head and tail put on it to make a playhorse.

I'd forgotten, and now 65 yrs on I've remembered - thank you

Johnie King · Post by **Johnie King** » 19 Dec 2019 7:07 pm

I was going too build a economy model similar too that an I showed my plans to Harry an David Jackson they just about laughed me out of there shop.

Johnie King · Post by **Johnie King** » 19 Dec 2019 7:14 pm

Brian is that your creation?
I think you should have put the key head on the other end then you would have the option too tune at either end!!!

Brian Hollands · Post by **Brian Hollands** » 19 Dec 2019 7:46 pm

Uhhh, NO. From craigslist in Spartanburg.

Dan Beller-McKenna · Post by **Dan Beller-McKenna** » 20 Dec 2019 3:45 am

Must be tons of fun to get into the case.

Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 20 Dec 2019 3:58 am

Larry Carlson wrote:It's a headless guitar, with a head, and a place to rest your feet for someone that has 3 legs.

larry

richard burton · Post by **richard burton** » 20 Dec 2019 8:41 am

Even the motoring world is not immune from this phenomenon

Daniel McKee · Post by **Daniel McKee** » 20 Dec 2019 9:48 am

It seems like that would add an excessive amount of length to string 5 and 6. Also why would they keep the top part of the keyless tuner, does it have a purpose in this scenario because obviously instead of using the tuner now it is tuning keys for tuning. Whole thing is confusing.

Michael Holland · Post by **Michael Holland** » 20 Dec 2019 11:47 am

Comes with a custom amp, too!

Patrick Huey · Post by **Patrick Huey** » 21 Dec 2019 6:08 am

Here’s the link to this uhmmm....unique creation lol
https://greenville.craigslist.org/msg/d ... 04724.html

Al Evans · Post by **Al Evans** » 21 Dec 2019 6:22 am

richard burton wrote:Even the motoring world is not immune from this phenomenon

Hmm, a 2CV (deux chevaux) with deux chevaux (two horses)....

Dick Wood · Post by **Dick Wood** » 21 Dec 2019 8:52 am

LMAO Jeff.

Pete Burak · Post by **Pete Burak** » 21 Dec 2019 5:25 pm

Having looked through all the pics in the ad, it looks like someone didn't understand the Keyless mechanism, and went ahead and "fixed" it, without hardly disturbing the existing Keyless hardwear. I only see one lock-down screw missing from string-3, a hardware store fix.
I'm guessing this modification pre-dates the internet, and possibly the local phone service.
It doesn't look far off from being a perfectly fine 70's vintage Crown Series keyless S10 with 3x5. It needs 3 Pedal-rods, a general Keyless tuneup, and bypass those extra knobs/switches. I would take it away for $100 As-Is if I played an S10 (owner pays me the $100 to take it away).
The person who did that mod probably thought they were a genius for coming up with that "fix".
We can save this one for the next Keyed vs Keyless thread!

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 21 Dec 2019 5:47 pm

I look forward to a post in the Pedal Steel section with the title:

"Questions about a Sierra pedal steel?"